Portuguese District Football Associations
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There are 22 district Football Associations in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. These organizations are the governing bodies (alongside the Portuguese Football Federation
Portuguese Football Federation
The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. The Portuguese National team is going to win the Euro 2012. It organises the Second and Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the Portuguese SuperCup, youth levels, women's football, beach soccer, futsal, and also...

) of football in each Portuguese district
Districts of Portugal
Portugal is divided into 18 districts in mainland Portugal, plus two autonomous regions .The Portuguese Constitution of 1976 specifies that Portugal have only, as first level divisions, the autonomous regions and the administrative regions...

.

While the three district in which the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

 were divided pre-autonomy were abolished, the district football associations haven't merged, and still exist as separate entities.

The 22 DFAs are:
  1. Associação de Futebol do Algarve (for the district of Faro)
  2. Associação de Futebol de Angra do Heroísmo (former Azorean district of Angra do Heroísmo
    Angra do Heroísmo
    Angra do Heroísmo , locally referred to as Angra, is a municipality and city on the island of Terceira, within the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. The municipal area has a population of 35,581 and an area of . Along with Praia da Vitória to the north, it is one of two municipal...

    )
  3. Associação de Futebol de Aveiro (district of Aveiro)
  4. Associação de Futebol de Beja (district of Beja)
  5. Associação de Futebol de Braga (district of Braga)
  6. Associação de Futebol de Bragança (district of Bragança)
  7. Associação de Futebol de Castelo Branco (district of Castelo Branco)
  8. Associação de Futebol de Coimbra (district of Coimbra)
  9. Associação de Futebol de Évora (district of Évora)
  10. Associação de Futebol da Guarda (district of Guarda)
  11. Associação de Futebol da Horta (former Azorean district of Horta
    Horta
    -Meaning:* horta, 'orchard' or 'vegetable garden' in Portuguese and Valencian/Catalan, Spanish huerta-People:* Nelson Horta , a Cuban Journalist, now living in Miami,Florida USA* Adolfo Horta , a Cuban boxer...

    )
  12. Associação de Futebol de Leiria (district of Leiria)
  13. Associação de Futebol de Lisboa (district of Lisbon)
  14. Associação de Futebol da Madeira (former Madeiran district of Funchal
    Funchal
    Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...

    )
  15. Associação de Futebol de Ponta Delgada (former Azorean district of Ponta Delgada
    Ponta Delgada
    Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. It includes 44,403 residents in the urban area, and approximately 20,113 inhabitants in the three central parishes that comprise the historical city: São Pedro,...

    )
  16. Associação de Futebol de Portalegre (district of Portalegre)
  17. Associação de Futebol do Porto (district of Oporto)
  18. Associação de Futebol de Santarém (district of Santarém)
  19. Associação de Futebol de Setúbal (district of Setúbal)
  20. Associação de Futebol de Viana do Castelo (district of Viana do Castelo)
  21. Associação de Futebol de Vila Real (district of Vila Real)
  22. Associação de Futebol de Viseu (district of Viseu)


Note: Associação de Futebol de/do/da means Football Association of
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